Totally understand the sleepiness issue. I can't think particularly straight at this hour either. And the whole Mommy issue thing is definitely a big chunk of my other unfinished WIP, so there's something in that in "my Spike" as well. I just don't feel like I have a good idea as to why this pattern keeps repeating with him. What ingrained it so much?

(And I also agree that Spike/Dana had potential... at least in theory. :)